Welcome to our dedicated page for Health and Wellbeing. This page is aimed at Gloucestershire’s GP Practice Health and Wellbeing Champions and all seeking to look after their own, and others, Health and Wellbeing. This page is designed to provide you with an overview of resources available to help support Health and Wellbeing:

• Important Contact Information

• NHS Health and Wellbeing Calendar – including links to Wellbeing Themes throughout the year.

• Newsletters to keep updated on latest news/information – ensuring updated on any new changes.

• Links to upcoming Webinars

• Various resources to sign post to surrounding Mental/Physical Wellbeing etc.

*Please note although this page has been aimed towards supporting Health and Wellbeing Champions, the resources included are accessible/relevant for everyone*

Is there a topic missing from this page that you would like to see covered? Are you aware of a Health and Wellbeing Resource that would benefit colleagues working in General Practice, which you can’t see listed? If so, we would love to hear from you, please contact us at – glicb.pcwc@nhs.net

Workplace Wellbeing Champion Support and Signposting

The NHS Health and Wellbeing Calendar

The  NHS HEALTH AND WELLBEING CALENDAR will support a planned approach throughout the year to your wellbeing programme and provides links to wellbeing themes throughout the year. To access the Calendar please click here.

The Healthy Workplaces Gloucestershire Award

The HEALTHY WORKPLACES GLOUCESTERSHIRE AWARD provides and framework and structure to your wellbeing initiatives. For more information please click here.

Support specifically for NHS Employees – Our People

E-learning Module to upskill you in handling difficult situations with compassion

The training, which is aimed at frontline, patient facing colleagues, can be accessed by those working across all sectors of the NHS – including primary care, community services and secondary care.  It aims to introduce attendees to the skills and techniques that can be used to handle difficult situations, whilst maintaining a focus on how to keep yourself safe and well if you feel affected by a situation. Please click here to access.

Extension of free access to the Headspace app

Our NHS colleagues can now access the Headspace app and all their wellbeing resources for free for a further three months through to 31 March 2025.  For those who haven’t yet signed up, you can sign up using your NHS email account here: NHS England » Headspace

Extension of free access to the Unmind app

Our NHS colleagues can now access the Unmind app and all their wellbeing resources for free for a further twelve months through to 31 December 2025.  For those who haven’t yet signed up, you can sign up using your NHS email account here:  NHS England » Unmind

Extension of WorkLife Central Access

Offering expertise centered on supporting individuals to balance work with home life. This offer has been extended until 31st March 2025, providing NHS Employees with free access to their resources and support. For full details on how to register with your NHS email, please click here.

NHSE support for colleagues experiencing, or witness to, sexual misconduct

NHS England » Supporting colleagues affected by sexual misconduct

Resources provided include guidance should you need to report any incidents plus relevant organisations available if you are, affected by sexual misconduct, harassment, abuse, or violence.

Webinars for Wellbeing Champions

Please click on the link below to see details and register. Further webinars will be added when details are known.

Mental Wellbeing

The Wellbeing Line

The Wellbeing Line provides support for anyone working in Health and Social Care in Gloucestershire. Health and wellbeing champions are very welcome to signpost colleagues as necessary.

The Wellbeing Line –  Unlocking confidential mental health and wellbeing support for everyone working or volunteering in health and social care in Gloucestershire.

The Wellbeing Line – Welcome Pack – To access please click here.

Contact Details

Call 0300 421 7500, our phone lines are open Monday-Thursday, 9am-4:30pm and Friday from 9am-12pm www.thewellbeingline.co.uk

The Wellbeing Line – Monthly Bulletins

To access the latest issues of the Wellbeing Lines Monthly Bulletins, including various useful resources please click here.

The Wellbeing Line – Thriving in General Practice Workshop

For further information regarding a free, whole practice empowering workshop, please click here.

General Resources

Bullying at Work

To access information regarding “How to identify if you’re being bullied at work, how to stop it, and advice on getting support“, please click here.

Mind – Wellbeing Action Plans

Mind – Wellbeing Action Plans (WAP’s) – Wellness Actions Plans are an easy, practical way of helping you support your own mental health at work as well as supporting the mental health of your team members and colleagues.

Anyone can complete a Wellness Action Plan. You don’t need to have a mental health problem to feel the benefits. Having a plan just means that you have some practical steps in place to make sure you’re supported when you aren’t feeling great. For further information please click here.

Supporting a neurodiverse workforce – “Red Whale” [Lifelong Learning in Primary Care] article 

• Conditions such as autism and ADHD can affect clinicians as much as patients.
• Many neurodivergent conditions are considered a disability in the UK, as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
• Employers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments to the way they operate in order to support an individual to do their job. This article explores some ways to understand and support neurodivergent health professionals within the workplace with tips to apply to yourself, a trainee or a colleague.

Red Whale | Neurodiversity in the workforce

Living life to the full

Living life to the full provide free online courses which cover a variety of different topics including Stress and Anxiety. To access the Living life to the full website please click here.

NHS e-learning for health – Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation programme

For full information regarding the Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation programme, please click here.

Suicide Prevention

National support – https://www.nsphuk.org/

Local Support –  https://www.sunflowerssuicidesupport.org.uk/ and http://www.suicidecrisis.co.uk/

Concerned about Gambling ?

South West Gambling Service – Gambling can affect anyone, but did you know the South West Gambling Service launched in autumn 2023. NHS England are keen to highlight the offer which is available across the South West region, to support individuals over 18, who are also registered with a GP in the South West, who have a primary gambling difficulty and would like support to stop gambling . For more details about the service please click here.

“Ara” offer and deliver – “Free, Confidential, Non-Judgemental Gambling Help” across Wales and the South West. For more details please access their website here.

Family Support

The Glosfamilies online directory brings together information, services, resources, and things to do in Gloucestershire. The directory depicts that “If you are a young person aged 0 – 19 years (or up to 25 with SEND), a parent, prospective parent, carer, or you work with children and families then read on to see what Gloucestershire has to offer you!”.

To access the directory, please click here.

Childcare Support

The Childcare Choices HM Government website, provides information to help identify options available to you to save money on childcare. To access the website, please click here.

Carers Support

The Gloucestershire Carers Hub offers free information and advice to support Carers to access the Hub please click here.

Domestic Abuse

The Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) ‘ is a county-wide service designed to reduce the level of domestic abuse and improve the safety of victims and their families’. – https://www.gdass.org.uk/

Financial Support

NHS England provide this webpage, to assist with making money go further, especially important with rising costs of food, mortgage/rent and utilities;

NHS England » Supporting our staff to help money go further

NHS England and NHS Gloucestershire ICB does not promote, or endorse, the use of the organisations, companies and resources mentioned and they may amend or update this information at any time. However, it does provide a comprehensive array of the financial support available to NHS colleagues.

Every Mind Matters

Every Mind Matters is an NHS Site with various different resources such as self-help CBT Techniques and information surrounding insomnia, anxiety and stress.

To access Every Mind Matters, please click here.

Support for our armed forces personnel

Support for the veteran community and their families who work in the NHS. For further information, please click here.

Gloucestershire LMC

Your Local Medical Council in Gloucestershire provides GP support services on a variety of areas. The LMC also has a safehouse available for confidential personal support.

Click Here > to go to the Gloucestershire LMC GP Support page.

Introduction to Mindfulness

Introduction to Mindfulness is a short elearning programme to provide people with an overview of what mindfulness is. It provides a definition of mindfulness, the evidence for it and where to get more information for further resources and support. The programme has been developed as part of the MindEd programme with support from Health Education England. Click Here

Physical Wellbeing

Musculoskeletal Support and Resources

GetUBetter App – Providing 24/7 support for all Musculoskeletal injuries/conditions that can be accessed accessed via a referral from a patients GP or clinician. For full information please click here.

Fast Track Physiotherapy – To access a self referral form specifically for Patients living in Gloucestershire please click here.

Health and Hustle

Health and Hustle provides opportunity for NHS Healthcare Staff and interested patients working in Gloucestershire to come together and walk, talk and run. Health and Hustle aims to create a ‘supportive community for people of all ages and backgrounds’ whilst also highlighting the benefits of Physical Activity. For full information please click here. There is also a Facebook Group you can join that can be accessed here.

Health and Hustle – new Couch to 30 minutes course begins Tuesday 18 February 2025!

Starts Tuesday 18 February, meeting 5pm Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm, Edward Jenner Court, Brockworth, GL3 4AW

The course is designed for runners of all abilities with 1-2-1 coaching and mentoring. It follows the NHS 5km programme. Participants will learn how to warm up and cool down, use Apps to improve your activity levels and will have complete peace of mind with safety in the group. If you want to make a difference with your physical and mental health wellbeing, this is the course for you.
Register your interest to join.

Gloucestershire Healthy Lifestyle Service

Gloucestershire Healthy Lifestyles offers support in a variety of areas including:

• Stopping Smoking
• Managing weight
• Becoming more Active
• Drinking less
• Pregnancy

To access the Gloucestershire Healthy Lifestyle service please click here.

NHS Couch to 5k

The Couch to 5k Programme is designed to help those looking to get into running achieve running a 5k in 9 weeks. For full information please click here.

Walking Groups

For information on different walking groups to join within Gloucestershire, please click here.

Weight management, eating well and cancer research recommendations

Manage my weight – Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

For support on how to manage weight please click here.

NHS Eatwell

For ‘information and guidance about eating a healthy, balanced diet’, please click here.

World Cancer Research UK

World Cancer Research UK have put together a list of their Cancer prevention recommendations, which can be accessed here.

Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco

‘Good things happen when you stop smoking’

For more information on this NHS national campaign click here Quit smoking this January – Better Health – NHS (www.nhs.uk) including:

• Vaping Myths and Facts & find your local stop smoking service
• NHS Quit Smoking App
• Advice on losing weight, getting active and drinking less available too!

Give up smoking and reduce Alcohol Intake – Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire

For support on how to give up smoking and reduce your alcohol intake please click here.

Advice for families of Drug users

To access advice for families of Drug users including useful contact details please click here.

Alcohol Facts

To access informative alcohol statistics please click here.